Suchitra Arya

Suchitra Arya
Suchitra Arya
Member of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly
In office
1990–1993
ConstituencyNohar
Vice Chairperson, Rajasthan State Agro Industries Development Board
In office
April 2022 – December 2023
In office
1998–2003
Personal details
PartyIndian National Congress

Suchitra Arya is an Indian politician and educationist from Rajasthan. She has been associated with the Indian National Congress and served twice as a Member of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly from the Nohar constituency.[1] Arya is the daughter-in-law of freedom fighter and farmer leader Kumbha Ram Arya.[2]

Political career

Arya contested the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly elections from the Nohar constituency for the first time in 1990 and was elected as a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA).[3] She was re-elected from the same constituency in 1998 as the Indian National Congress candidate.[4]

She again contested as the Congress candidate from Nohar in the 2003 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly elections but was not elected.[5] Arya contested again from Nohar in the 2008 elections as the Congress candidate.[6]

Party roles

Arya has held organisational positions within the Indian National Congress, including:

Government position

In April 2022, Arya was appointed as the Vice Chairperson of the Rajasthan State Agro Industries Development Board by the Government of Rajasthan.[9] She held this position until December 2023.[10]

Educational and social work

Arya has been active in the field of rural education for over 45 years. She has been associated with Keshwanand Gramotthan Vidyapeeth, Mahajan, located in Mahajan village, Lunkaransar tehsil, Bikaner district, serving as the Chairperson of the Keshwanand Gramotthan Vidyapeeth Samiti.

Family background

Arya is the daughter-in-law of Kumbha Ram Arya, a freedom fighter, farmer leader and former Revenue Minister of Rajasthan.[11] Additional genealogical details appear in community archives.

Electoral history

  • 1990 - Won[12]
  • 1998 - Won[13]
  • 2003 – Contested, Nohar (INC)
  • 2008 – Contested, Nohar (INC)

References

  1. ^ "Rajasthan Assembly Proceedings 1999 - Oath Ceremony" (PDF). Rajasthan Legislative Assembly. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
  2. ^ "Raj election 2018: Political families in Rajasthan". Rajasthan Patrika. 2018. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
  3. ^ "Rajasthan Assembly Proceedings 1999 - Oath Ceremony" (PDF). Rajasthan Legislative Assembly. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
  4. ^ "Raj election 2018: Political families in Rajasthan". Rajasthan Patrika. 2018. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
  5. ^ "AC02 Nohar Election Results 2003". Election Commission of Rajasthan. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
  6. ^ "Affidavit - Nohar Constituency 2008". Election Commission of Rajasthan. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
  7. ^ "RPCC leader Suchitra Arya visits Nohar". Dainik Bhaskar. 2017. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
  8. ^ "'There is no rich man of Congress': Congressmen listened well". Rajasthan Patrika. 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
  9. ^ "Arya joins Pilot for CM chorus". The Times of India. 21 November 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
  10. ^ "Arya joins Pilot for CM chorus". The Times of India. 21 November 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
  11. ^ "Arya joins Pilot for CM chorus". The Times of India. 21 November 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
  12. ^ "Wayback Machine" (PDF). eci.nic.in. Retrieved 25 February 2026. {{cite web}}: Cite uses generic title (help)
  13. ^ "Wayback Machine" (PDF). eci.nic.in. Retrieved 25 February 2026. {{cite web}}: Cite uses generic title (help)
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